SEIFA in Fairfield (2165)

Where does Fairfield sit on the socio-economic spectrum? The SEIFA score below is sourced from the most recent ABS Census and expressed as an Australia-wide decile, so a decile of 8 means Fairfield is in the top 30% of Australian suburbs by socio-economic advantage. The Fairfield LGA context shows whether Fairfield is above or below the average for its local government area.

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Socio-economic profile

ABS SEIFA 2021 · SEIFA · Fairfield (NSW)

Fairfield sits in the 1st decile nationally for socio-economic advantage — highly disadvantaged, around the 3rd percentile of Australian suburbs.

National ranking

Advantage & disadvantage (IRSAD)1st decile3rd percentile · rank #426

Education & occupation (IEO)2nd decile12th percentile · rank #1,711

Within NSW

IRSAD (NSW)1st decilerank #65 of NSW suburbs

IEO (NSW)1st decilerank #368 of NSW suburbs

Raw scores

IRSAD score829mean 1000 · sd 100

IEO score891mean 1000 · sd 100

Population18,596usual residents

ABS SEIFA 2021 (CC BY 4.0) · Released 27 Apr 2023 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

A rising SEIFA decile over successive Censuses is one of the clearest signals of gentrification. It captures the demographic shift in who lives in a suburb rather than just what they are paying for housing. If Fairfield has moved up a decile or more between the 2016 and 2021 Censuses, it is undergoing the kind of socio-economic transition that has historically accompanied above-average capital growth in Sydney.

SEIFA in nearby suburbs

Cabramatta 2166 Fairfield Heights 2165 Prairiewood 2176 Villawood 2163 Wetherill Park 2164 Yennora 2161

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